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I am a dad. I have been now for over 8 years. And I suppose I don’t know just everything there is to know about being a dad, good bad or otherwise.

I have learned a couple of things though.

My wife, Susan and I had been married for about 6 years before my daughter, my oldest child Andrea was born. I cut the umbilical cord and almost immediately began to wonder how I was going to teach her. How could I lead her. How was I going to be the all knowing FATHER figure, I was sure I was supposed to be.

I wondered if I would have the wisdom in me to guide her through life’s biggest decisions.

How could I lead her as she chose a career when I still wasn’t sure what I wanted to be when I grew up?

How could I instill in her the wisdom necessary to choose a husband when my own wonderful marriage was a series of happy accidents, blind commitment and amazing providence.

How could I help her find her way spiritually and morally. The questions I anticipated were just so DEEEEEPPPP! And I was just so shallow.

I know now that you start with the small stuff.

When Susan and I first found that we were going to have a baby, I got involved. we read books. We went to Lamaze classes. I was going to be the amazingly capable husband and coach in the delivery room. When the time came, I was barely able to stand up at the head of the delivery bed, hold Susan’s hand and keep from passing out.

When we had our second child, Alizabeth , I was more experienced. I was a little more capable. When our son Steven arrived I was an old pro and when our fourth baby came to us the doctor actually told me I would have to move over so she could perform the delivery instead of me. I still think I could have delivered Abigail myself.

When you first become a parent, you start with the diapers and learn to protect your baby and allow them to grow. What I learned is that you can grow with them.

You don’t have to know how to guide their career choices. You have to teach them to finish what they start and to love a job well done.

You don’t have to teach your children to wisely choose a spouse, you have to let them know that they have intrinsic worth with or without Mr. or Mrs. right.

You don’t have to answer all of the big spiritual and moral questions. You have to teach them to love God and to love others.

If you can start with holding your wife’s hand and keep from passing out, you can move on to the big stuff when you’re ready

Steve Brummet is a communication expert, writer and speaker who works with all types of organizations to increase understanding of communication styles.

Better communication can help you and your organization reduce stress and increase productivity. For more information on one of our workshops, please feel free to call or write.

http://www.communicationspeaker.com

steve@stevebrummet.com

972-548-6048

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Are you using the best colors for your web site? Many web
designers often overlook the issues of color in web design. When
choosing colors for your web site there are three main areas
that should be addressed.

1) The psychological effect of colors,

2) The effect on the readability of your site, and

3) The complementary choice of colors for your background,
graphics, links, and text

These are all areas that must be well satisfied to create an
effective and professional web site.

Listed below are a few characteristics of color that should
always be considered when designing your graphics.

Colors have an effect on our emotions within 90 seconds of
viewing.

Color choices can motivate, impress, and persuade your
prospect to buy from you.

Colors not only intensify the item, they greatly influence our
behavior.

The effects of color differ among different cultures.

Color choices alone are sending a specific message to your
viewers.

Given the fact that people respond more to non-verbal cues than
verbal cues, it’s all-important that you choose the
corresponding colors for the emotional trigger you want to trip.
The following colors are associated with certain emotions or
qualities in North American culture.

White - Suggests truthfulness, purity, clean, devotion, mild,
and contemporary. White is the best color for a background color
on the web. For business it can be refreshing and sterile.

Black - Suggests elegance, boldness, power, authority,
seductive, evil, sophistication and classic. Black is the ideal
choice for text on a light background. It is hard on the eyes
when used as a background on web sites.

Red - Suggests strength, sex, excitement, passion, speed,
danger, aggressiveness, and demands attention. In business it is
associated with debt. Red is the most emotionally intense color.
It stimulates a faster heartbeat and breathing.

Blue - Suggests security, trust, reliability, coolness,
faithfulness, belonging, and dignity. Blue is the most popular
color. It is the second most popular color. In business it
suggests fiscal responsibility and sanctuary.

Green - Suggests abundance, health, fertility, freedom, healing,
nature, growth, jealously, and cool. In business it suggests
status and wealth. It is the easiest color on the eye.

Brown - Suggests effectiveness, politeness, richness, and
helpfulness. Brown is the color of earth, and is abundant in
nature.

Gray - Suggests earnestness, authority, and practicality. In
business it suggests traditional and conservative.

Pink - Suggests softness, sweet, femininity, well-being,
innocence, and nurture.

Purple - Suggests dignity, spirituality, royal, luxury, wealth,
authority, mournfulness, and sophistication. In business it is
upscale. Purple is favored by the artistic.

Orange - Suggests playfulness, pleasure, cool, warmth, cheer,
vibrant, strength, endurance, and ambition.

Yellow - Suggests sunshine, warmth, cheer, happiness, cowardice,
and jealousy. In business it is appealing to intellectual types
and is good for accents. Yellow enhances concentration,
increases metabolism, and is the most difficult color for the
eye to take in.

Gold - Suggests expensive, and prestige.

Silver - Suggests cold, scientific, and prestige.

Whenever you begin to choose your colors, think about your
target market. What emotions do you want to evoke? Give some
thought to the current emotion of your prospect and to the
message you want to send. Then choose your colors.

Each month has its different birthstone that influences the personality of a person. It’s a belief that people actually get some magical powers on the basis of their zodiac signs that can be enhanced if you wear the suitable stones as inscribed by the ancient scriptures.

Amethyst is the birthstone for the month of February. It can save from deceit and protect a person from baldness. It is also believed to improve the condition of skin of a person too. It occurs naturally as crystals within rocks. Basically, the stones are mined in Brazil, Uruguay, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Zambia, and Australia and in the mountains of Russia America.

Amethyst generally illuminate if exposed to strong sunlight for a long time. Its color will also get changed to dark yellow or reddish brown when heated to 550-560 Centigrade. They are ideal deep medium purple with rose-colored sparks; normally amethysts range in shade from pale lilac to nearly black purple.

The gemstone amethyst has a striking purple color. And due to its magnificence Amethyst was the most commonly used jewelry by the kings and queens of the yesteryears. Till now, it has been a great part of the British royal jewelry.

The word amethyst is derived from the Greek word “amethystos,” which means sober. In ancient Greece, amethyst was connected with the god of wine, and it was a common practice to serve drink from Amethyst goblets in the belief that this would prevent intemperance. Even today, amethyst is regarded as a steady force for those struggling to overcome their addictive habits.

So if you a February born and a strong believer of birthstones go for a beautiful amethyst. You will find many jewelers dedicated to gemstone jewelry from ages where you could buy your birthstone jewelry. Many websites on the net have rich information on the benefits of amethyst as a birthstone. You can also look for many success stories where they actually prove beneficial. That’s why; the market of birthstones is a blooming these days. Though, no official guarantee is given that the birthstone will have an effect or not.

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Author is an experienced jewelry expert.

Koozies (also known as can coolers) are great to have on a picnic, or when you’re just sitting outside on a hot day. They keep your drinks colder for much longer. Koozies are a great invention, but have you ever stopped and thought about how they work? The simplicity of their design and its effectiveness is ingenious because it makes use of simple thermodynamic principals.

We all know that when you put very cold water in a room, and let it sit, it will gradually come to room temperature. The same effect is found when you place something very hot in a room (it will gradually cool off to room temperature). The reasons behind this lead us to understand how koozies work. It all has to do with the movement of atoms.

When something is hot, it is because the atoms are moving very fast inside of it. If something is very cold, the atoms are moving very slowly. In fact, when the temperature is at absolute zero, then there is no motion of atoms at all. When things are heated up, energy is being transferred from the source, to the object. This process is called conduction. This can be shown if you were to heat up a frying pan. Notice that at first the frying pan is at room temperature. Once the heat is turned on, it takes a bit, but the frying pan begins to cook your food. The entire frying pan will eventually become extremely hot. This is because of all the atoms moving very rapidly, and are becoming energized by smashing into one another. Once the heat is turned off, the frying pan is still very hot and takes a while to cool down.

So, how to koozies work then? The answer is very simple; they slow down the natural conduction by being a barrier between atoms. Foam works as a great barrier. Therefore, koozies are made of foam (or foam like substances) and encase the most of the outer surface area of a glass or can of cold liquid. This insulation works by utilizing two principals. First, the foam has plastic in it. This plastic is not a very good heat conductor. This means that the atoms don’t accept energy from faster moving atoms as easily. The second principal is that the foam has room for air. This air that is trapped in the foam is an even worse heat conductor than the plastic. Combining these two effects, a koozie is an awful heat conductor, which means that whatever is inside it can hold its low temperature for a longer time.

John Hanksworth recommends QualityLogoProducts.com for custom koozies.

1.) Why is Soy Protein so hated, and why should I choose whey instead?

Jhale: That depends on who you talk to. Some people will tell you soy protein was the greatest thing ever invented. While others will tell you it is poison. Below I have provided some info concerning the two. This information is a excerpt from the soon to be released Muscle Food

Soy Protein

Soy protein is derived from the soybean. Soy protein is used in a variety of foods such as salad dressings, soups, vegetarian foods, meat imitations, beverage powders, cheeses, coffee whiteners, frozen desserts, whipped toppings, infant formulas, bread and rolls, cereals, pasta products, oriental foods and pet foods.

Benefits: possible health benefits including cholesterol reduction and, replacement protein for lactose tolerance and to replace flour in cooking, may prevent heart problems

Disadvantages: because of phytoestrogens and their binding to estrogen receptors could possibly enhance chances of cancer, debatable whether soy should be considered a non-limiting protein

Recommendations: if you consume soy consume minimal amounts, due to lack of sound research

Sources: soybeans, soy protein concentrate, soy protein isolate, soy flour

Whey Protein
Whey is a natural byproduct of the cheese-making process (from milk). Approximately 20% of the protein found in milk is whey protein. Whey is rich in branch-chain amino acids, lactose, minerals, vitamins, and contains lactalbumin (similar to serum albumin) and traces of fat. Whey protein has been shown to increase protein synthesis. Some studies have indicated that whey contributes to immune function, and to lower serum cholesterol. Whey has also shown powerful anti-oxidant effects as it enhances Glutathione levels. Glutathione is a peptide that contains one amino acid residue each of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine. Glutathione occurs widely in plant and animal tissues, and plays a major role in protecting skeletal muscle and other body tissues from oxidative damage. Glutathione helps maintain compounds such as IRON in its proper oxidation state in hemoglobin. Protein sources containing high levels of cysteine (whey contains 2-2.5% cysteine) may be effective in maintaining or replenishing whole-blood glutathione.

Whey protein supplements
Whey protein isolate is the most pure and concentrated form of whey protein available. It contains 90% or more protein and very little (if any) fat and lactose. Whey protein concentrate has anywhere between 29% and 89% protein depending upon the product. As the protein level in whey protein concentrate decreases the amounts of fat and/or lactose usually increase. Another type of whey protein supplement is Whey Protein Hydrolysates, meaning the whey is predigested into peptides (small chains of amino acids). These supposedly help the protein be absorbed better.

Benefits: increased protein synthesis, enhanced immune function, antioxidant activity, fast absorption

Disadvantages: has not shown to be effective at decreasing protein degradation (could be due to fast absorption)

Recommendations: excellent to consume around workout time due to fast absorption ( studies have indicated a limited time following a workout where protein synthesis is up- regulated in comparison to other times ). Consume pre, during or immediately post workout.

I don’t think the evidence is clear concerning the benefits or non-benefits of soy. There are tons of evidence showing the benefits of Whey.

2.) What time of day should I be using Casein?

Jhale: Casein absorbs slowly and causes a more sustained elevation of blood amino acids. Aminos spike at about 1 hr and return to baseline after about 7 hours. This is one of the reasons bbers like to ingest casein before bedtime.

Casein Protein:
Casein Protein constitutes 80% of milk Protein. It is recognized for its excellent amino acid content, slow digestion, and anti-catabolic effect.

Benefits: slow to digest, clots in stomach, appears to be anti-catabolic
due to this effect. contains dairy calcium (important for bone health,
body comp effects)

Disadvantages: slow digestion can be a negative before or after training
when you are trying to get aminos into the system quickly, lactose
intolerance gives people gas (mention lactose removed milk or Lactaid
pills), some people are allergic and this can cause bloating, sodium
content can cause bloating (important pre-bodybuilding contest, making
weight)

recommendations: used at meals (can be combined with other proteins), used
at bedtime, should not be used pre/during/post workout

sources: dairy, casein concentrates

3.) Why does Casein burn slower than standard Whey?

Jhale: clots in stomach slowing down absorption

4.) Which meat source provides the best source of protein?

Jhale: If you are looking at Protein digestibility eggs, milk and cheese usually rate the highest. Most meats rank about 94% while egg, milk and cheese rate 97%. Protein digestibility refers to amount of nitrogen excreted in feces compared to amount of nitrogen ingested. A correction is made for the normal amount lost in feces. You see very little difference among values. There are various other methods used to measure protein quality as well. Methods include chemical score, biological value, protein efficiency ratio, and protein digestibility corrected amino acid score. I don’t think that there is any significant difference among the different meats assuming intake is adequate (most bbers eat well in excess of what is needed). Protein: the complete guide takes an in depth look at testing methods and their validity.

5.) Make a list of what you feel are the times of day protein needs to be ingested, and what types of protein at the times prescribed?

Jhale: Protein (quality protein- animal or animal derived products) needs to be ingested every 3-4 hrs. Keep in mind protein does not have the same type storage site as carbohydrates (glycogen- storage form) and fat (adipose tissue, Intramuscular triglyceride- storage form). Proteins are constantly being turned over (simultaneous protein synthesis and degradation) and it is generally assumed protein losses are coming from bodily tissues. Protein is stored in bodily tissues, and in a intracellular and extra cellular amino acid pool.

Whey is suggested around workout time due to fast absorption (take advantage of up regulation of protein synthesis around workout time). Casein maybe at bed time or times when you have to go longer bouts with out food consumption. Keep in mind when consuming Casein or Whey with fat and fiber the absorption rates are changed. Could you make good muscular gains without Whey or Casein? Sure, bbers done it for years just eating whole foods. I am really not convinced there is a substantial amount of difference concerning different types of protein ingestion assuming totals are relatively equal. In my personal experiences I have not observed any significant differences concerning whey at workout and casein at bed time. Although others reports significant differences. Almost forgot one more suggestion eat protein 2hrs before workout then amino acid levels are peaking around workout time. So many ways to manipulate intake. Bottom line, by the end of the day make sure you have acquired a sufficient amount from quality sources.

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